Noun
the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
Source: WordNetCatherine's mother Isabella I of Castile had died and Catherine's sister Joanna had succeeded her; Catherine was therefore daughter of only one reigning monarch and so less desirable as a spouse for Henry VII's heir-apparent. Source: Internet
By virtue of descent from his maternal grandparents, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, in 1516 Charles I of Spain became the first king to rule Castile and Aragon simultaneously by his own right. Source: Internet
He ridiculed the conduct of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in expelling a class of people so useful to their subjects. Source: Internet
Barcelona in 1563 The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in 1469 united the two royal lines. Source: Internet
In June the Haute Cour granted the regency to Alice of Champagne, who, as the daughter of Isabella I, was Conrad's great-aunt and his closest relative living in the kingdom. Source: Internet
Under a domed ceiling with 8,000 pieces of wood representing the heavens, two landmark events happened in 1492: the last Moorish king surrendered to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I, and Columbus made a final pitch for their backing of his voyage. Source: Internet